According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 32.9% of women and 27.3% of men in California experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence and/or intimate partner stalking in their lifetimes. 

The monument created by English-born sculptor Steven Whyte shows Grandma Haksoon Kim, the first "comfort woman" who broke her silence in 1991, in a traditional Korean traditional dress, looking at three life-sized girl statues in traditional Korean, Chinese and Filipino dresses, holding hands on top of a cylinder. The memorial site is at the St. Mary’s Square Annex at California Street in San Francisco.

“I feel like I now have a responsibility,” Edith Winterhalter said. “It’s really big, and I’m still not internalizing [the award], to be honest. I’m now [under] a bigger microscope and have to be more socially responsible on a larger scale.”

Raissa Robles, award-winning Manila-based investigative journalist, shares her observations on Philippine politics on Oct 6. PLUS FREE citizenship/naturalization application assistance workshops on Sept 29, Oct 6 and Oct 25.